6 ½ – 7 months

Both breastfed and formula fed babies will gradually start taking less milk as they take on more food. Aim for around 3 small meals a day. You baby is likely to drink less milk as they eat more solid foods, and their milk feeds will naturally become more infrequent and shorter.

Babies need to learn to recognise when they are hungry and full-up, so ensure you are helping to gently reduce their feeds.

7 months

At around 7 months, as a general guideline, your baby is likely to be having 3 – 4 milk feeds per day with their total milk still being at around 600ml. Offer water with meals to quench their thirst.

Your baby is still likely to wake at night for a milk feed, and this is absolutely natural. Try gradually cutting down the amount you give at night and boost the last feed of the evening.

10 months

By 10 months, your baby will only need around 500ml of their usual milk a day. They’ll be taking in an abundance of nutrients, so carry on reducing their milk feeds down to 2 – 3 feeds a day.

At around the 10-month mark, you might start introducing a small healthy snack either mid-morning or mid-afternoon. A regular snack may start to replace those mid-morning and mid-afternoon milk feeds. You’ll want them to be hungry enough for their main meal so be mindful that when I say two small snacks, this is a guide, and some babies will need smaller or fewer snacks than others.